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An incomplete post medieval lead alloy button dating 17th - early 18th century.
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Museum of London, Kate Sumnall, 2013-10-07 13:00:04
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An incomplete post medieval lead alloy button dating 17th - early 18th century.
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English: An incomplete post medieval lead alloy button dating 17th - early 18th century. The button is discoidal with an integral shank. The majority of the shank is missing. There is a casting seam that bisects the reverse. There is a cast motif of a rose on the front surface. This is a double rose with six petals and a pointed calyx between each of the outer petals. The inner petals are decorated with radiating lines. There is a central raised pellet with a ring around the edge that forms the centre of the rose. There is some distortion to the shape of the button.

Read (2005:86) illustrates this type of button for which he suggests a date of 17th - early 18th century. The style of decoration on this button is very similar to those on toy plates which also date 17th - early 18th century see Forysth & Egan (2005:256).

Dimensions: thickness: 3.63mm; diameter: 14.25mm; weight: 1.25g.

Read, B. 2005. Metal Buttons C.900BC - AD1700. Portcullis Publishing, Langport, Somerset.
Forsyth, H. and Egan, G. 2005. Toys, Trifles and Trinkets. Base Metal Miniatures from London 1200 to 1800. Unicorn Press, London.
Date between 1600 and 1750
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1600-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 579436
Old ref: LON-2A22E1
Filename: RoseButton-May13.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
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Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/579436
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